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The tender art of tadpole parenting

The tender art of tadpole parenting
May 11, 2024 12:00 PM
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Chinese zoo dyes chow chows to look like ‘panda dogs’

Chinese zoo dyes chow chows to look like ‘panda dogs’
May 10, 2024 10:43 AM
Environment
Devils Hole pupfish are clawing their way back from the brink of extinction

Devils Hole pupfish are clawing their way back from the brink of extinction
May 9, 2024 1:10 PM
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Expressive elephants use gestures and vocal cues to communicate

Expressive elephants use gestures and vocal cues to communicate
May 9, 2024 11:00 AM
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These snakes play dead, bleed, and poop to avoid being eaten

These snakes play dead, bleed, and poop to avoid being eaten
May 8, 2024 4:16 PM
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Why these parrots sometimes kill each other’s chicks

Why these parrots sometimes kill each other’s chicks
May 8, 2024 9:41 AM
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By May 10, 2024
Science

‘Buoyant’ magma offers clues about the power of volcanoes

Studying deeper molten rock reservoirs may help scientists better forecast eruptions.

‘Buoyant’ magma offers clues about the power of volcanoes
By May 10, 2024
Technology

The World Video Game Hall of Fame announces its 2024 inductees

‘Resident Evil,’ ‘Myst,’ ‘Asteroids,’ and others made the cut.

The World Video Game Hall of Fame announces its 2024 inductees
By May 09, 2024
Technology

Ancestry and the National Archives are digitizing tens of millions of records

New scanning tech will greatly speed up the process.

Ancestry and the National Archives are digitizing tens of millions of records
By May 09, 2024
Science

See the most detailed map of human brain matter ever created

Explore the tiny 'pizza slice' down to the neuron.

See the most detailed map of human brain matter ever created
By May 09, 2024
Science

From toxic fungus to soy sauce superstar

Today the koji mold is a master fermenter, but it has a checkered past.

From toxic fungus to soy sauce superstar
By May 08, 2024
Technology

AI ethicists warn of ‘digital hauntings’ from dead loved ones

The 'ghostbots' are coming.

AI ethicists warn of ‘digital hauntings’ from dead loved ones
By May 08, 2024
Technology

Blasting coffee grounds with ultrasonic waves creates a 60-second cold brew

Traditional cold brew coffee can take as long as 24 hours to properly prepare. Chemical engineers didn’t feel like waiting around that long.

Blasting coffee grounds with ultrasonic waves creates a 60-second cold brew
By May 08, 2024
Technology

Swarm of tiny snail robots stick together to form new structures

The bots use magnets instead of slime.

Swarm of tiny snail robots stick together to form new structures
By May 08, 2024
Science

These birds break the sex binary like it’s nothing

Plus other weird things we learned this week.

These birds break the sex binary like it’s nothing
By May 08, 2024
Health

Bird flu is not a dire threat for most of us—yet

H5N1 is bad for poultry and dairy cows.

Bird flu is not a dire threat for most of us—yet